IAS Riddles

#11 - Upsc Puzzle Question

The question that follows came in the UPSC final exam that was held in December 2013. Only one examinee i.e. Gaurav Agarwal was able to solve it. Can you solve it?

? + ? + ? + ? + ? = 30

You have to fill numbers in place of question marks. The numbers that you can use are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15. You can repeat the numbers if you like.

#12 - Civil Service Tricky Interview Question

A fresher was sitting in an interview. The interviewer said, "This is the last question of your interview. Tell me the accurate position of the center of this table where your resume is kept."

How can he answer this question? What will you have answered to such a question?

#13 - Upsc Picture Series Puzzle

Can you solve below logical number series puzzle.

#14 - 3 Cup Classic Lateral Thinking Puzzle

Below picture shows three empty cups. You need to put in your lateral thinking cap and place ten sugar cubes in three cups such that every cup contains an odd number of sugar cubes.
Can you do it?

#15 - IQ Picture Riddle

By adding three letters, can you move image from

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#16 - IAS Interview RIDDLE

How can you drop a raw egg from a height onto a concrete floor without cracking it?

#17 - Phone Riddle

If you multiply all the numbers on the telephone, what is the answer?

#18 - Teacher Riddle

After teaching his class all about roman numerals (X = 10, IX=9 and so on) the teacher asked his class to draw a single continuous line and turn IX into 6. The only stipulation the teacher made was that the pen could not be lifted from the paper until the line was complete.

#19 - Ramanujan Magic Number Riddle

Ramanujan discovered 1729 as a magic number.

Why 1729 is a magic number ?

#20 - Hard Calendar Puzzle

A contest is held on international level in December 2013. The finale of it is between an American and a British kid. Only name and date have to be mentioned on the paper for checking purpose. But when the checkers check it, they find out that both of them have same names. The papers cannot be told apart in any manner now.

What is the date of competition ?